Necktie.



E. S. LEVY.

NECKTIE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 15.1915.

Patented Oct. 8, 191&

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To all whom may concern."

e it kn wn a v I, E W RD citif ien of he"Un it'ed States, and resident of very thin andsoft material suchas silkv crape. Four-in-hand semis are usually made wit are triag ad lar e than the other, the used in forming the knot when the scarf is in use. In four-in-hand scarfs made of soft 7 thin material, such as silk crape, the soft flannel interlining in the larger tying end soon becomes twisted and curled within the tie. This, of course, distorts the tie and renders it unsightly. This is a great objection to ties of this character, and such objection or defect interferes materially with their sale, particularly as these scarfs are made of expensive material and retail at a comparatively high price. It is of prime importance that neckwear, and particularly the larger tying end of a four-in-hand scarf, shall keep its shape. Users of high-priced neckwear will not wear an unsightly and distorted scarf, and silk crape scarfs, as heretofore manufactured, are pulled out of shape long before the material shows any signs of wear or use.

It is the main object of this inventionto provide a simple means to prevent the soft interliningin the scarf from being curled or twisted. i

A further object of the invention is to secure either or both ends of the interlining to the back fold of the scarf by means of a transverse line of stitches which passes 7 through the lining and through the back fold only of the scarf so that said line of stitches will not show on the front or face of the scarf, said lineor lines of stitches extending substantially throughout the Width of the lining at the end thereof and near the end of the scarf. It is manifest that the lining may be secured to' fthe back fold of the scarf in any other suitable manner, but it is essential that the securing means extend transversely of the scarf throughout the Specification of Letters Bate nt.

sa i? he larger tymg end being the one Patqneea Qct. 8,1913,

f easie -sa e ene s 2 se ae width Of the lining at the point ofattaclii mQ -l Inthe drawing, back fold of a four-in haiid scarfshowing the interlining. secured to, the back'ifold hereof by lines of stitches whish follow sub-1 t lntially the margin of, the end olfdthe .7 ,7 Fig.2 a similar view of oneend oif ascarf skewin th .1 .1. f s i ches ob iq e to. e eenteifiline'of-fthe swig Fig. 3 a similar view stitches extending across the scarfiat right ns eel eftl 'cente -line; seesaw Fig. 4 transverse sectional View of the scarf showing the sti c e the interlining.

Referring to the various parts by numerals, l designates the back fold of the scarf, 2 the face or front fold thereof and 3 thesoft flannel interlining. These fourin-hand scarfs are usually constructed of a piece of silk cut and-folded so that the edges are joined in a seam extending longitudinally of the back fold of the scarf. The material is cut and folded to form the narrow neckband portion 4 and the outwardly flaring or enlarged tying'end portions 5 and 6, the tying end 6 being larger than the end 5,. The interlining 3 is usually cut to conform to the shape of the scarf, said lining extending from the neckband portion throughout the tying ends and terminating near the ends of the scarf. The outer ends of the interlining are usually the widest parts thereof and are approximately equal; H

Eigil gl s a erio th showing the of 1 :l r ugh the baclcfoldiof' the scarf andend thereof, and extends transversely across 1 the back fold of the scarf and throughout the entire width thereof. 3 As heretofore pointed out the interlining is widest at its ends and is nearly "equal in width. to the I width of'the scarf so that the said line of stitches 7 extends practically throughout the width of the scarf. It is immaterial whether this line of stitches 7 is arranged in. oblique f lines which converge towardthe end of the scarf, as shown in Fig. 1, or Whether they 7 extend obliquely across the entire end of the scarf, as shown at 7 in Fig; 2, or extend across the end of the scarf at right angles to the longitudinal center'line thereof, as shown at 7 in Fig. 8., These stitches 7 extend through the inte'rlining and the back fold only of the tie as shown clearly in Fig. 4, so that the face of the tie, is not in any way disfigured.

By running the line of stitches 7 across the widest part of the interlining the entire interlining is held flat against the back fold of the tie and prevented from curling. It is manifest that by holding the wide end of the interlining flat the reduced portions thereof cannot curl. This curling naturally starts at the Widest end of the interlining in the old type of scarfs where the interlining was not attached as described herein.

What I claim is:

A necktie comprising a flat tubular body formed with a narrow neckband portionand D outwardly flaring tying-end portions, the longitudinal meeting edges of the tubular body being stitched together along the middle of the back fold of the tie, an interlining strip extending through the tubular body substantially from end to end thereof and conforming substantially to the shape and width of the flattened tubular body, said interlining strip being secured to the body solely by transversely extending lines of stitches extending across said strip from edge to edge thereof adjacent each end and across the longitudinal seam extending along the middle of the back fold of the body, said transverse lines of stitches passing through only the interlining and the back fold of the flattened tubular body.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affixiny signature in the presence of two witnesses.

Y EDWARD S. LEVY. Witnesses: I

F. R. MILL R, MINERVA VAN ALEN.

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